1991 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 46th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]
Diminutive Danish rider Jan O. Pedersen won his first and only World Championship with a 15-point maximum from his five rides, the last time a rider would have a perfect score in the Final.[4] Local favourite Tony Rickardsson finished second with 12 points, with triple champion Hans Nielsen of Denmark finishing third on 11 points after defeating fellow Dane Tommy Knudsen in a run-off. Defending champion Per Jonsson finished in ninth place with 7 points.[5]
First round
British qualifiers
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
Australian qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov '90 | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Trevor O'Brien |
| 1 Dec '90 | Queensland | Mac's Speedway, Mackay | Troy Butler | Darren Winkler | Alan Rivett |
| 23 Dec '90 | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons | Phil Crump |
| 26 Dec '90 | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Todd Wiltshire | Stephen Davies |
| 28 Dec '90 | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | David Cheshire | Michael Carter |
| 29 Dec '90 | South Australian | Riverview Speedway, Murray Bridge | Shane Parker | Damon Richardson | Brett Tomkins |
| 19 Jan 1991 | Last Chance | Arunga Park Speedway, Alice Springs | Shane Bowes | Scott Norman | Mark Lemon |
New Zealand qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Lyndon | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | North Island Final | Gisborne Speedway, Gisborne | David Bargh | ?? | ?? |
British semi-finals
- Top 16 to British final
Third round
Continental preliminary round
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | Olympic Stadium, Wrocław | Jan Holub II | Václav Verner | Oleg Kurguskin |
| 5 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | Dariusz Śledź | Zdeněk Schneiderwind | Andreas Bössner |
| 5 May | Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | Karl Maier | Mikhail Starostin | Robert Barth |
| 5 May | Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Gregor Pintaro | Fabrizzio Vesprini | Markus Jans |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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Australian Final
- First 3 (+ *Leigh Adams seeded) to Commonwealth Final
New Zealand Final
- 14 February 1991
- Awapuni Speedway, Gisborne
- First 2 to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bargh | 15 |
| 2 | Chris Martin | 14 |
| 3 | Mark Thorpe | 12 |
| 4 | John Tuffley | 11 |
| 5 | Justin Monk | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Long | 10 |
| 7 | Greg Fisher | 8 |
| 8 | John Roberts | 7 |
| 9 | Nathan Murray | 5 |
| 10 | Ricky Bennett | 5 |
| 11 | Jacqui Mauger | 5 |
| 12 | Dean Sullivan | 5 |
| 13 | Nick Young | 4 |
| 14 | Michael Hollow | 3 |
| 15 | Gary Marsh | 3 |
| 16 | Steve Etches | 0 |
British Final
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
Fourth round
Danish Final
- 19 May 1991
- Fladbro Speedway, Randers
- First 6 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan O. Pedersen | 15 |
| 2 | Tommy Knudsen | 14 |
| 3 | Hans Nielsen | 12+3 |
| 4 | John Jörgensen | 12+2 |
| 5 | Gert Handberg | 10 |
| 6 | Bo Petersen | 9 |
| 7 | Jan Jacobsen | 8 |
| 8 | Brian Karger | 6 |
| 9 | Jan Staechmann | 6 |
| 10 | Jens-Henry Nielsen | 6 |
| 11 | Allan Johansen | 6 |
| 12 | Tom P. Knudsen | 5 |
| 13 | Per Sorensen | 4 |
| 14 | Jan Pedersen | 3 |
| 15 | Lars Munkedal | 3 |
| 16 | Lars-Henrik Jörgensen | 1 |
Finnish qualifying
- Vesa Ylinen & Juha Moksunen seeded to Nordic final
Norwegian Final
- Elgane Speedway, Varhaug
- 19 Aug 1990, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1991
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 15 |
| 2 | Kjell Øyvind Sola | 13 |
| 3 | Willy Tjessem | 12 |
| 4 | Robert Langeland | 11 |
| 5 | Atle Knutsen | 11 |
| 6 | Odd Pettersen | 11 |
| 7 | Jorn Arve Arda | 9 |
| 8 | Gjermund Aas | 9 |
| 9 | Bjorn Ivar Fauske | 5 |
| 10 | Marten Tunheim | 5 |
| 11 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 4 |
| 12 | Rolf Netland | 4 |
| 13 | Arnt Førland | 3 |
| 14 | Nils Mellomstrand | 1 |
| 15 | Anders Bjorkqvist | 1 |
| 16 | Per Erga | 0 |
Swedish Final
- 3 rounds, top 5 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
- R1 (14 May, Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla)
- R2 (15 May, Ljungheden, Västervik)
- R3 (2 June, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm)
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Gustafsson | 15+14+11 | 40 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 11+11+14 | 37 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12+12+9 | 33 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 13+12+8 | 33 |
| 5 | Mikael Blixt | 8+9+12 | 29 |
| 6 | Erik Stenlund | 11+6+10 | 27 |
| 7 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+11+12 | 26 |
| 8 | Peter Karlsson | 8+8+7 | 23 |
| 9 | Stefan Dannö | 10+5+4 | 19 |
| 10 | Claes Ivarsson | 4+3+11 | 18 |
| 11 | Tony Olsson | 2+7+6 | 15 |
| 12 | Mikael Karlsson | 5+5+5 | 15 |
| 13 | Mikael Teurnberg | 7+1+5 | 13 |
| 14 | Peter Nahlin | 3+9+1 | 13 |
| 15 | Mikael Löfqvist | 5+4+1 | 10 |
| 16 | Mikael Ritterwall | 3+3+2 | 8 |
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik | Eugeniusz Skupień | Róbert Nagy | Ryszard Dołomisiewicz |
| 2 June | Günter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg | Zoltán Adorján | Václav Milík Sr. | Antal Kocso |
| 2 June | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Zoltan Hajdu | Tomasz Gollob | Armando Castagna |
| 2 June | Pfaffenhofen Speedway, Pfaffenhofen | Bohumil Brhel | Mikhail Starostin | Jarosław Olszewski |
American Final
- 2 March 1991
- Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
- First 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Miller | 15 |
| 2 | Sam Ermolenko | 14 |
| 3 | Ronnie Correy | 13 |
| 4 | Kelly Moran | 11 |
| 5 | Billy Hamill | 10+3 |
| 6 | Bobby Ott | 10+2 |
| 7 | Gary Hicks | 9 |
| 8 | Bobby Schwartz | 7 |
| 9 | Mike Faria | 7 |
| 10 | Greg Hancock | 6 |
| 11 | Lance King | 5 |
| 12 | Louis Kossuth | 4 |
| 13 | Steve Lucero | 3 |
| 14 | Brad Oxley | 3 |
| 15 | Andy Northrup | 2 |
| 16 | Josh Larsen (Res) | 1 |
| 17 | John Kehoe | 0 |
Commonwealth Final
- 2 June 1991
- Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn
- First 11 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Doncaster | 14 |
| 2 | Leigh Adams | 10+3 |
| 3 | Joe Screen | 10+2 |
| 4 | Paul Thorp | 10+1 |
| 5 | Kelvin Tatum | 9 |
| 6 | Glenn Doyle | 9 |
| 7 | Neil Collins | 8 |
| 8 | Gary Havelock | 8 |
| 9 | Todd Wiltshire* | 7 |
| 10 | Andy Smith | 7 |
| 11 | Mitch Shirra | 7 |
| 12 | Chris Louis | 6 |
| 13 | Sean Wilson | 5 |
| 14 | Gary Allan | 4 |
| 15 | Martin Dugard | 4 |
| 16 | Craig Boyce | 1 |
* Todd Wiltshire replaced Glyn Taylor
Fifth round
Continental semi-finals
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Nordic Final
- 23 June 1991
- Nordjylland Speedway Center, Brovst
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 13 |
| 2 | Jan O. Pedersen | 12 |
| 3 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11 |
| 4 | Henrik Gustafsson | 10 |
| 5 | Per Jonsson | 9 |
| 6 | Lars Gunnestad | 9 |
| 7 | Gert Handberg | 8 |
| 8 | Tommy Knudsen | 8 |
| 9 | Mikael Blixt | 8 |
| 10 | Tony Rickardsson | 7+3 |
| 11 | Einar Kyllingstad | 7+2 |
| 12 | Vesa Ylinen | 7+1 |
| 13 | Bo Petersen | 4 |
| 14 | John Jörgensen | 4 |
| 15 | Juha Moksunen | 1 |
| 16 | Tor Einar Hielm | 1 |
Overseas Final
- 23 June 1991
- Odsal Stadium, Bradford
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin Tatum | 13 |
| 2 | Sam Ermolenko | 12+3 |
| 3 | Billy Hamill | 12+2 |
| 4 | Andy Smith | 11 |
| 5 | Paul Thorp | 10 |
| 6 | Ronnie Correy | 9 |
| 7 | Jeremy Doncaster | 7 |
| 8 | Mitch Shirra | 7 |
| 9 | Kelly Moran | 7 |
| 10 | Todd Wiltshire | 6+3 |
| 11 | Glenn Doyle | 6+2 |
| 12 | Joe Screen | 5 |
| 13 | Rick Miller | 4 |
| 14 | Gary Havelock | 4 |
| 15 | Leigh Adams | 4 |
| 16 | Neil Collins | 3 |
Sixth round
World Semi-Finals
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* First reserve Tony Rickardsson replaced injured qualifier Andy Smith
World final
Classification
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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| 1 | (15) Jan O. Pedersen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (6) Tony Rickardsson | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 11+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (2) Tommy Knudsen | 11+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Jimmy Nilsen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (10) Paul Thorp | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) Sam Ermolenko | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (13) Kelvin Tatum | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (4) Per Jonsson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Ronnie Correy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (8) Armando Castagna | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12) Billy Hamill | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (7) Mitch Shirra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (11) Jeremy Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Roman Matoušek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Gerd Riss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Mikael Blixt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Gert Handberg | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan O. Pedersen | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Tony Rickardsson | (2,3,3,2,2) | 12 |
| 3 | Hans Nielsen | (2,3,1,3,2) | 11+3 |
| 4 | Tommy Knudsen | (3,1,1,3,3) | 11+2 |
| 5 | Jimmy Nilsen | (0,2,2,3,3) | 10 |
| 6 | Paul Thorp | (3,2,2,2,1) | 10 |
| 7 | Sam Ermolenko | (2,3,2,0,2) | 9 |
| 8 | Kelvin Tatum | (1,2,3,2,0) | 8 |
| 9 | Per Jonsson | (1,2,0,1,3) | 7 |
| 10 | Ronnie Correy | (3,0,0,1,2) | 6 |
| 11 | Armando Castagna | (1,1,3,1,0) | 6 |
| 12 | Billy Hamill | (2,X,2,1,1) | 6 |
| 13 | Mitch Shirra | (0,0,1,2,1) | 4 |
| 14 | Roman Matoušek | (0,1,1,0,0) | 2 |
| 15 | Jeremy Doncaster | (1,1,0,0,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Gerd Riss | (0,0,0,0,1) | 1 |
| R1 | Mikael Blixt | (-,0,-,-,-) | 0 |
| R2 | Gert Handberg | (-,-,-,-,-) | - |
References
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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